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Ripley is a big small town of 5,377 people in Tippah County, Mississippi. It's about 64 miles from Jackson, TN and 64 miles from Memphis, TN, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $117k and rent runs about $735 a month.
5,377people
$117kTypical home
$735/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
2"Snow
241Sunny days
100Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,377
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 470 people per sq mi
- 64 mi to Memphis, TN
- 64 mi to Jackson, TN
- 28 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $117k (≈$739/mo)
- Median rent $735/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Muggy summers (dew point 69°F)
- 241 sunny days a year (111 totally clear)
- 124 cloudy days a year
- 41 of 90 winter days are gray
- 100 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 43
- 26% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to TUP airport
- 63 mi to MEM (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 541 ft
- 281 mi to the ocean
- 70 mi to a big lake
- 46 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 243 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 66 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 25 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of Mississippi districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 20 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tippah County: R+67 in 2024
- Mississippi: R+23 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- High tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Low drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- High heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk